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?. Foret de Bouconne, Gers, O. Thomas (p). 8. 7. 15. 5. 



260 m. France. (A. 



Robert.) 

 9. Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, C. Hilgert (c). 8. 11. 2. 16. 



Germauv. 



Meles meles maeianensis Graells. 



1897. [Meles taxus'] var. marianensis Graells, Mem. Real Acad. Cien., 



Madrid, xvii, p. 170 (Central Spain). 

 1899. Meles meles mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist., 7tli ser., iv, p. 384, November, 1899 (Seville, Spain). Type 



in British Museum. 

 1910. Meles meles mecliterraneus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 70. 



Tyjje locality. — Central Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — Iberian Peninsula. 



Diagnosis. — Skull and teeth large, the teeth frequently attain- 

 ing maximum size for species ; colour light, the sides often 

 conspicuously whitish, especially in region bordering dark ventral 

 area. 



Measurements. — For cranial and dental measurements see 

 Table, p. 351. 



Specimens examined. — Seven, from the following localities in Spain ; 

 Arrechavaleta, Vitoria, 1 ; Quintanar de la Sierra, Burgos, 2 ; near 

 Seville, 2 ; Goto Doiiana, Huelva, 2. 



Benmrks. — Although not very strikingly differentiated, the 

 large-toothed, pallid, Iberian badger seems worthy of recognition 

 as a geographical race. 



6. Arrechavaleta, Vitoria, N. Gonzalez (c). 8.7.7.18. 



Spain. 

 6, 9. Quintanar, Burgos. Rev. Saturio Gou- 8. 7. 7. 19-20. 



c?, ?. Seville. (A. Ruiz.) Lord Lilford (p). 95. 3. 3. 7-8.- 



(95. 3. 3. 7. Type oi mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton.) 

 <?, 9. Goto DoSana, Huelva. A. Chapman (p). 8. 3. 8. 6-7. 



MELES ARCALUS Miller. 



1899. Meles meles mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and ^Nlag. Nat. 

 Hist., 7th ser., iv, p. 131, November, 1899 (part). 



1906. Meles meles mediterraiieus Bate, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1905, ii, 



p. 318, April 5, 1906. 



1907. Meles arcalus Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., xx, p. 394, 



November, 1907. Type in British Museum. 

 1910. Meles arcalus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 70. 



Tj/jje locality. — Lassethe Plain, Crete. 

 Geographical distribution. — Island of Crete. 

 Characters.— Size small (upper length of skull in adult less than 

 110 mm. ; maxillary tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, about 35 mm. ; 



